Black History Month Essay Competition

Office of the City Treasurer, City of Chicago

Website: http://www.chicagocitytreasurer.com/ AnnouncementRetrieve.aspx?ID=67633

Application: Click here to download the application

Scholarship Description: The City Treasurer’s Office of Chicago is the custodian and manager of all cash and investments of the City of Chicago. Each year the City Treasurer’s Office sponsors a Black History Month Essay Competition. The winner of this competition will receive a $1,000 non-renewable scholarship to support the cost of attending the first year of college. The check will be issued to the college where student enrolls in the fall of 2012.

Scholarship Award Amount: $1,000

Renewable: No

Scholarship Qualifications: Must be a senior enrolled in a Chicago Public Schools high school; plan to enroll in an accredited two or four-year institution of higher education or educational institution in the fall of 2012; minimum high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.5, and 50 hours of community service.

Scholarship Documentation:
Official high school transcript
Letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor or college coach who is familiar with student’s academic work
College Letter of Acceptance
Two essay questions (no more than 500 words each, typed, double-spaced). Essay topics are included in the application.

Scholarship Deadline: Friday, March 2, 2012

Destiney Morris from Englewood Community Academy High School, was the winner of the 2011 Black History Month Scholarship Essay Contest. Chicago City Treasurer Stephanie Neely surprised Morris with a giant check for $1000, presented to the stunned student in front of her mother, classmates, teachers and Principal Peggy Korellis-Byrd.